How to Say “No”

We all wish we could say “yes” to everybody and everything. And yet sometimes we have to say “no.”

Your Business Plan: 9 Places To Look For A Great Opening Line

There it is. That blank screen with the little blinking line. And everything sounds so mundane.

Jake’s Bakery will serve the best cakes in the county. (Yawn.)
I researched the industry and found that it is fail-proof. (Yawn.)
We came together to form a really good business. (Yawn.)

It’s kind of like, “Hey, what’s your sign?” Everybody knows why everybody is here, but can’t I come up with a better opening line?

Even the most prolific writers get blank screen-itis. T…